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* IB DP: Unit 1. Population distribution
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Chile’s plummeting births take fertility rate below Japan’s
* State the replacement-level fertility rate and compare it to Chile’s current fertility rate
* Outline two government policies proposed in response to falling birth rates
* Explain how social mobility has contributed to Chile’s falling fertility rate
* Analyse how Chile’s demographic shift may affect its economy over the next 25 years
* Discuss the demographic implications of Chile’s 42 per cent fertility decline in the past decade
Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com
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